GIT Belagavi students win hackathon top prize
The Hindu
KLS GIT students win Samsung Innovation Campus Hackathon with innovative solution for healthcare challenge, mentored by Mangala Chikkana.
A team of students from KLS Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT) has won prizes in the Samsung Innovation Campus Hackathon.
Arihant Patil and Aenessa Vaz of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi, have secured the first prize. The award consists of a cash prize of ₹3 lakh.
The students had received a problem statement “Electro Relief for Primary Dysmenorrhea”, for which they have given an innovative solution that stood out among hundreds of submissions.
This achievement is particularly significant, as the project was shortlisted from a highly competitive pool of entries from across the State.
They were guided by their mentor Mangala Chikkana.
The final round was judged by VTU V-C Vidyashankar S. and MD of Samsung Semiconductor India Balajee Sowriranjan.
The event was held at BMS College of Engineering in Bengaluru on Tuesday. There were over 500 teams from across Karnataka. Around 50 teams made it to the semifinals and finals.
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